Using fdisk to list and create partitions on a hard drive.
How to create a new partition on a HDD with fdisk.
How to create a new partition on a HDD with fdisk.
Linux can be used to create a nice filesystem inside a file. This can be used to store data on it. This could be used as a bootable filesystem, or whatever you wish. Firstly, run this command to create a 512-megabyte file system. 4.4 Tue Nov 26 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M count=512 > … Read more
I tried to list the partitions on a Windows machine using an Ubuntu Live CD and I got this error when trying to use fdisk to list the partitions. ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on ‘/dev/sda’! The util fdisk doesn’t support GPT. Use GNU Parted. Disk … Read more
The best thing about using Linux is that you have more control over how your files and partitions organised. With your /home folder it is a good idea to have a separate /home partition, this allows re-installation of the Linux operating system and formatting / and re-installing the operating system and you will not disturb … Read more